Peak Performance opens first store in Berlin
Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance is opening a new concept store in Berlin on Dec. 8, 2023. Located at Neue Schönhauser Straße 11 in Berlin Mitte (downtown), the 160-sqm store targets Berlin’s growing outdoor community and offers a curated selection of high-performance outdoor and ski apparel as well as in-store ...
ISPO Munich 2023: Back with lots of Zeitgeist (and more)
Our editors sum up the biggest themes, most important numbers, trends and pinch points on show at ISPO Munich 2023.
New Blue Tomato retail store is the first in the country
Austrian board sports and lifestyle specialist Blue Tomato has opened its first store in Belgium. The 240 sqm shop is located in the center of Antwerp, on the historic Wiegstraat.
Peak Performance recruits Head of Retail from Adidas
Habit.se reports that Oskar Hammar is the new Head of Retail at the Swedish brand Peak Performance, which belongs to Amer Sports. Hammar has many years of experience in the fashion industry and most recently worked as Global Retail Manager at Adidas. Before that, he spent almost three years at ...
Deuter parent Schwan-Stabilo confirms last year’s solid performance
Volatile markets, war, inflation and cautious consumers once again posed considerable challenges for the Schwan-Stabilo Group with its three business areas of cosmetics, writing instruments and outdoor. Nevertheless, the previous year’s positive trend continued – partly due to this varied business focus. In the completed FY 2022/23 (ended June 30, ...
Jack Wolfskin relies on ExpeDRY hydrophobic down insulation by Allied
German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin has announced that in its fall/winter 2024 hydrophobic down apparel line, it will replace current, chemical-intensive hydrophobic down with ExpeDRY down insulation by California-based Allied Feather + Down. ExpeDRY is well on its way to making current chemical-intensive treatments obsolete and is cleaner and better ...
Isbjörn appoints Viking Europe as sales agent for Germany, Austria
Children’s outdoor clothing brand Isbjörn of Sweden has appointed Dennie Wagner and his team at Larix/Viking Europe to strengthen its sales and the brand’s reputation with German and Austrian outdoor and lifestyle retailers in Germany and Austria.
Woolrich appoints Creative Director for new Black Label
US designer Todd Snyder, founder of the eponymous New York-based label, has been named creative director for Woolrich’s new Black Label premium collection. Andrea Cané will hold the new role of creative advisor. The initial Woolrich Black Label by Todd Snyder collection will preview at Snyder’s runway show on Jan. ...
Indigenous footwear company Manitobah restructures management team
Manitobah, an Indigenous-rooted footwear brand known for its Manitobah mukluks and founded in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1997 by Sean McCormick, has appointed a new senior management. Carolyn MacNaughton will assume the CEO role, Tom Hildrum will step into the position of CFO, and Mike Wodtke has transitioned from Chief Digital ...
New CEO for Garmont
Garmont International, the Italian manufacturer of technical footwear, has appointed Andrea Nalesso as its new CEO. Nalesso takes over from Pierangelo Bressan, who remains Chairman of the Board and shareholder in Garmont.
Bleed enters provisional insolvency
In a letter to his loyal customers and in a German-language video (below), Michael Spitzbarth, owner of the sustainable outdoor brand Bleed, explains that his company, which he founded 15 years ago, has had to file for provisional insolvency despite all attempts to avoid this situation. “The sum of many ...
Footwear brands launch collective to drive the transition to a circular economy
Athletic and outdoor footwear brands Brooks Running, New Balance, On, Vibram, Crocs and Ecco, along with US lifestyle brand Reformation and US retailer Target, have partnered with EarthDNA to launch The Footwear Collective (TFC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to uniting the global footwear industry to accelerate the transition to a ...
Polartec announces Apex Award winners 2023
Polartec has announced the winners of the Polartec Apex Awards 2023. The annual design award recognizes brands and designers that embody Polartec’s Made To Go Beyond ethos. The winning garments – selected from hundreds of entries that improve the lives of those who wear them – embody the pinnacle of ...
Deckers publishes ESG report for FY23
Deckers Brands, owner of a portfolio of brands including Ugg, Hoka, Teva, Sanuk and Koolaburra, has published its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report called Creating Change for the 2023 financial year. The report builds on the progress the company has made towards its sustainable development goals in the areas of ...
Deckers raises full-year guidance again on continued strength of Hoka, plans to divest Sanuk
Bolstered by sales contribution from its Ugg brand and continued momentum in its Hoka business, Deckers Brands generated a 76 percent increase in Q2 operating income to $224.6 million on nearly 25 percent total net sales growth to $1.09 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30. Net income was ...
Kamik celebrates 125 years
Canadian brand Kamik, manufacturer of sustainable ecological footwear and weatherproof children’s outdoor clothing, is looking back on 125 years of history.
First products with mass-produced brewed protein fiber
On Sept. 29, a total of 17 products using Spiber’s next-generation Brewed Protein™ fiber were released as part of the FW2023 collection from four brands: Goldwin, The North Face (TNF), Nanamica and Woolrich. The collection is the first mass-produced garment to be sold on a large scale since Spiber’s Thai ...
Radici unveils new Radilon Chill-fit yarn
RadiciGroup, an Italy-based supplier of fibers and fabrics to the outdoor apparel industry, is introducing Radilon Chill-fit, a new yarn that is said to optimize fabric breathability and freshness. The company showcased the new functional solution at the latest Performance Days in Munich on October 4-5. The Radilon Chill-fit is ...
Deuter’s repair service embarks on third German Promise Tour
In October and November 2023, backpack and sleeping bag specialist Deuter will repair used and aging Deuter backpacks, sleeping bags or accessories at selected retailers in Freiburg, Gersthofen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich, Germany, and provide information about its sustainability strategies. Usually, the products are sent to the company headquarters in Gersthofen ...
Moncler and Adidas Originals launch collection
Moncler’s and Adidas Originals’ new collection is designed for explorers, with Moncler’s mountain birthplace meeting Adidas Originals’ urban metropolitan footing. The campaign is titled The Art of Explorers. “With human endeavor a core ideal of both brands, the explorer steps into the spotlight as a shared figurehead, represented first through ...